Wyden Says News on Forced Labor in Autos Investigation Coming Soon
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., back in the Capitol after the August break, told International Trade Today that he'll "have more to say about" his committee's investigation on forced labor in auto supply chains "before too long."
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The committee first began the investigation eight months ago, with a round of letters to major automakers about their supply chains' links to Xinjiang province (see 2212220045). When those companies told the committee they ask their suppliers to pledge they don't source inputs made with forced labor, Wyden then asked Tier 1 suppliers to detail their supply chain mapping (see 2303280069), and asked them to disclose if any of their imports have been detained by CBP because the agency suspected forced labor was involved in the production of those goods.
Although those letters went out six months ago, the committee hasn't disclosed the responses. In July, Wyden asked one Tier 1 supplier to defend its Brazilian leather supply chain (see 2307250032).